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Man has world's first eye transplant and everyone is asking the same thing
US military veteran Aaron James has received the world's first eye transplant after suffering a devastating accident back in 2021.
New machine helps to restore man's vision
"My vision was very poor and was getting even worse. It was like looking through a thick fog, so I was excited about the opportunity to have the surgery," he said. "The two-and-a- ...
U.S. military veteran got world’s first eye transplant an year ago, opening new possibilities. But there’s a catch
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on Aaron James, a military veteran who suffered a severe electrical accident. Despite successful attachment and blood flow, ...
Devon hospital offers artificial cornea transplant
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E) has become the first NHS hospital in the south-west of England to perform an ...
Human breast milk found to enhance corneal healing in new research
Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of ...
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UTSW’s Role in the ‘Holy Grail’ of the Whole Eye Transplant
UTSW is part of a nationwide ARPA-H initiative to restore vision with a whole eye transplant.
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New equipment at Hinchingbrooke Hospital helps eye patients
Eye patients at Hinchingbrooke Hospital are benefiting from new, advanced ophthalmic equipment. The hospital's eye team has welcomed the arrival of a new microkeratome, a specialist piece of equipment ...
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New machine helps to restore man's vision
The advanced equipment is only available in a few centres in the UK and it enhances the ability to perform different types of complex corneal transplant surgery. Following his operation ...